Bottle or vessel holder



(No Model.)

F. G. KAMMERER. BOTTLE 0R VESSEL HOLDER.

No. 502,365. Patented Aug. 1, 1893.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK G. KAMMERER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

B CT'TLE OR VESSEL HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 502,365, dated August 1, 1893.

Application filed September 23, 1892. Serial No. 446.660. (No model.)

.To a/ZZ whom t may concern.-

y Be it known that I, FRANK G. KAMMERER, of Chicago, Cook county, Illinois, have `invented a certain new and useful Improvement 1n Bottle or Vessel Holders, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a slmple and easily operated device intended for holding bottles or other vessels containing water or other liquid and so constructed as to `be capable of being rocked or tilted to discharge the contents of the bottles or vessels and then be automatically restored to its normal position. rIhe bottle or vessel, being usually constructed of glass, or other frangible material, it is necessary to employ some means for holding it in its case in such a manner as will protect it from injury through jar or shock during transportation and prevent 1ts slipping out when the case is tilted.

The object of my invention, therefore, is to construct a bottle holding device embodying the above and other advantages and improvements, which will be more apparent upon reading the following description.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of a bottle holding device, part of the supporting frame being broken away; Fig. 2, a front elevation thereof, partly in section; Fig. 3 a plan view, and Fig. 4 a sectional detail view.

In constructing my improved device I first make a stand A, preferably of metal, and in any desired form that will enable it to support and permit of the ready operation of the other parts of the device. This stand preferably carries two wooden side pieces, B, of any suitable shape, and between these side pieces is placed a case or crate, C, supported in the frame by trunnions, c, or other means that will permit of the case or crate rocking back and forth when desired.

To restore the case or crate to its normal or vertical position, when it has been rocked therefrom, I provide a spring or springs of any suitable form. In the drawings, I have shown involute springs, D, for this purpose, one of these springs being placed around the trunnion at each side of the case or crate with one end of the spring attached to the case or crate at d, and the other to the adjacent side piece. From this construction it will be evident that when the case or crate is tilted toward the left, (Fig. l) the spring 4will be wound up, and, when the case or crate the same result, may be substituted for the springs shown.

The normal position of the case or crate may be changed if desired so that instead of its standing upright between its standard, as shown, it may be held therebetween in an inclining position. This is accomplished by changing the points at which the ends of the springs are attached to the case or crate and the frame, respectively, as, for instance, by depressing the case to the desired inclination and attaching the end of the spring to the case or crate at a lower point either to the right or left, than as shown in Fig. l, and the other end to the frame at a higher point than as shown in said figure. It is evident that the pressure of the spring will be exerted to hold said case or crate in its inclined position as against farther accidental depression or lowering and against its swinging or turning upward until positively moved.

To lock this case or crate in any desired position, I preferablyprovide a notched spring catch, E, engaging with a lug e on one of the side pieces B.

The pivoted case or crate above described is intended for the reception of the bottle or vessel, F. The bottle or vessel should of course be somewhat smaller than the case or crate, to permit of its ready insertion and withdrawal therefrom. Again, it may be desired to use the same case or crate for bottles or vessels of various sizes, and to prevent the same from being shaken around within the box, and to compensate for the varying sizes of the bottles or vessels, I prefer to provide springs, G, of the form shown more particularly in Figs. 3 and 4. These springs are fastened to the interior of the crate or case, as at g, and carry at or near their ends balls of rubber, Gr', or other material suitable to act as a cushion. These cushions,bear against the bottle or vessel from the four corners of IOO the left, (Fig. 1,) and as much of the contents n of the bottle or vessel as may be desired poured out or removed therefrom. The case or crate may then be released, whereupon the springs D will immediately act to restore 1t to its normal position, in which position the spring catch Will automatically act to rev tain it. In this way I construct a very simple and efficient form of bottle or vessel holding device, capable of use in a multiplicity of places, and possessing many advantages, n

among which I may enumerate at this point the following, which have, however, alreadyv been stated generally in the specification. It 1s simple, cheap, and easy to construct, and efficient in operation; it is capable of being readily rocked to discharge the contents of the bottle or vessel held thereby, and will automatically restore itself to its original position and lock itself therein; and it is provided with means for holding the bottle or vessel from shaking or breaking, which means are 4 automatically adjustable to bottles or vessels of varying sizes. Therefore, while I havedescribed more or less precise forms, it is not my intention to unduly limit myself thereto, butI contemplate all proper and desirable changes in form, proportion, and the substitution of equivalent members.

While I have described the device as particularly adapted for holding bottles or vessels of frangible material, yet it is obvious that it is also adapted to hold bottles or vessels of other material, such as tin, or other metal, -or papier-mache, and to prevent injury thereto in the transportation or hand-` ling of the same.

I claiml. The combination, in a bottle or vessel holding device, of a supporting stand, a case or crate pivotally mounted therein, coiled or spiral springs for holding said case or crate in its normal position and for returning 1t thereto after it has been moved therefrom, and means for supporting or holding a bottle or vessel within said case, substantially as described.

2. The combination, in a bottle or vessel holding device, of a tiltably supported case or crate provided with yielding cushions for frictionally holding or supporting bottles or vessels therein, and means for yieldingly holding said case or crate in its set position and for returning it thereto after it has been tilted, substantially as described.

3. The combination in a bottle or vessel holding device, of a crate or case, curved springs secured therein, and cushions of elastic material secured to the ends of said springs,

whereby said cushions may frictonally hold the bottles or vessels in position and the springs yield to adapt the case to hold bottles or vessels of varying sizes substantially as described.

et. The combination of a supporting stand, a case or crate pivotally mou nt-ed therein, and springs coiled around the pivotal points of said case and having one end secured to the case and the other to the stand, substantially as described.

5. The combination of a stand, a case or crate supported therein on suitable trunnions, springs coiled around said trunnions and connected at one end to the case or crate and at the other to t-he stand, and a spring catch attached to the case or crate and adapted to engage the stand, substantially as described.

6. The combination, in a bottle or vessel holding device, of a suitable frame, a tiltable case or crate, means for automatically returning said case or crate to its normal or set position, a stop or lug mounted on the frame and means, secured to the case or crate, for engaging thestop or lug to automatically arrest the case or crate at its normal or setposition, substantially as described.

FRANK G. KAMMERER.

Witnesses:

GEORGE S. PAYsoN, ANNIE C. COURTENAY. 

